a. dial. [f. COTHE sb. + -Y1.] Diseased, sickly. Of sheep: Affected with the ‘coe’ or rot.
a. 1825. Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Cothy, faint, sickly, ailing…. A dog is said to be cothy when he is meek and delicate.
1883. Hampshire Gloss, Coathy, rotten; applied to diseased sheep.
